title: Impact of an education program on the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infection in 2 medical-surgical intensive care units in Brazil.
abstract: An intervention study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of an education program on the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in 2 intensive care units. There was a nonsignificant reduction in the incidence of CLABSI (odds ratio, 0.46 [95% confidence interval, 0.21-1.02]; P=.04) despite a significant increase in knowledge of CLABSI prevention by the staff of both intensive care units after the education program.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Epidemiology Committee, Division of Infectious Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Solange L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.forename: Guilherme H C
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Furtado
authors.forename: Sérgio Barsanti
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Wey
authors.forename: Eduardo A S
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Medeiros
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*